Total Crime Rate

24.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 24.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 21.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Nares Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Rainham South East , and the 132nd lowest crime rate of 820 local areas in Medway .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nares Road (ME8 9RD) in the last 12 months was 24.9 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% lower than the Rainham South East average (40.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nares Road (ME8 9RD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Gillingham

Crime Over Time in Nares Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Wyvill Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readscroft Road —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Style Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Style Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Style Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lovelace Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wyvill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deanwood Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crispe Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crispe Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovelace Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Readscroft Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chipstead Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Plomley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Plomley Close —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 20 of 20

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑